Friday, November 10th from 5 to 7:30 pm  Island Gallery West will be opened for a reception for the November featured artist, who happens to be me! There will be music by Chip Ragsdale, wine, appetizers and  of course, lots of fine art.  So come and bring yours friends everyone is welcome! Outside seating will be available for listening to music and catching up with friends!  Hope to see you there!  Marti

I am happy to announce that I have been accepted to exhibit my artwork at the 32nd Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival on Saturday, February 15th and Sunday, 16th, 2014.  The hours both days are 9am until 6pm, 
The Cortez Fishing Village is located in Bradenton. To enter the festival, turn south on 119th street from Cortez Rd. (SR684).
My tent will be locvated on the south side of the Maritime Nautical Museum on 119th Strret. Hope to see you there!  Marti

First of all I would like to thank all of you who have taken time to send me a message.  Your comments are always welcome and very encouraging!  Grazie mile!
Next, I want to display a new style of art I'm just beginning to investigate.  The more I learn about abstract art, the more I appreciate the possibilities.  I am working on a new piece which I hope to have ready for display soon.
and lastly, I am now on Etsy.  If you haven't investigated Etsy it is worth the adventure.  It is an online shop available to small businesses where only manmade items can be displayed for sale.  Very interesting site.You might want to check it out!

Welcome to my new blog site.  All your comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.  
I will keep a calendar of events posted and I will try to include some short videos of new processes or paintings I 'm working on.

The 14th Annual Art at the Ranch on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch, Florida will be held on Saturday and Sunday March 15th and 16th, 2014.
Hope to see you there!